New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-02
Mr.. GRADY AND THE NEW SOUTH.
LETTER FROM JUDGE CHARLES d. DRAKE.
PROTEST AGAINST TUE CHARGE or NORTHERN
WAR.HAIHED.

/ PROTEST AGAINST TUE CHARGE or NORTHERN
wAR-HATRED.
| WASHINGTON, Jan 26.-The following letter was
written after the New England Society dinner in
/ New-York by ex-Chief Justice Charles ID. Drake. OF
the Court Of Claims and sent to Mr. Grady fr pnbIica-
ton in his paper. The Atlanta Constitution" Not
having appeared in Journal it is kindly furnished
/ by Judge Drake for publication in THE TRIBUNE:
! Mr II. ". GRADY:
| l have read with unusual interest AMI pleasure
! your powerful ana eloquent speech at the New
/ England dinner in Ncw-lOrk. on the 22d inst.
and the pleasure wOut have been ie unalloyed Int
for lis closing paragraph; which cannot induce
mysei to pass unnoocd; Tor IL is unjust. do not
ray that you meant IT, but all the II ia unjust
ana the injustice ought not TO be allowed 10 60 n
chmenSed After c1o}ueG;ly altering your
states aud the impershable brotherhood of the Amer
lean people," You go on In these words,
What answer has New England this messagel Will she
onqusrP- wien has iSd in the hearts Of the conquered
wiz she transmit this pelndce to tho next generaton that
may perpeiasio seit WI $50 WITHHOLD save in strained
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Mr. Grady, ii will hardly be disputed that, though
these questions addressed to New England, they
were meant for the entire North. And feel sure OF
| yonr admitting that, taken a whole they are in
elect an affirmation that the North eherlshes the
prejudice OF war" to such extent that she with
holds the hnndot ~comradcship" from the South, and
would make tho vision OF restored and happy people
cheat or delnsion" And what means that phrase,
"prejudice of war"l 1t has no sensible meaning
therc-no meaning In lit proportion to the Idea ad-
vanced II IL does not import dsaiiection estrange-
ment. hostility, or. condensng tho whole into one
word, hatred hatred begoten In and of the war, and
| grimly surviving the lapse OF nearly quarter Of
century since the war ceased to afiiot our bleeding
country. SO interpreting its meaning protect In tho
name OF dill that is mauly and generous and tire Q
against the trend and spirit OF those 9uestons as
deeply uaigst to the North And say with emphasis ass
hatred, they are absolutely untrue. As you have
never believe lived In the North. you are suppose,
every nhabant Of The North questioned under oath
to-day. not man In five hundred could probably be
found who ohenshes toward the South any sentiment
Of hate. If am right In this opinion, then 1t follow,
that while you invoked the imperishabe brotherhood
OF ,he American people, you almost blocked the way
only nursiag war hatred toward the South. but as
intending that the hatred shall not die out with the
present generation, but shall be transmitted TO tho
next and thence 20 on to "perpetuate itself"
And shen you go further Mr. Grady, and assert
that the "preudoe OF war has died In the hearts
OF the conquered but domains In the hearts OF me
conqueror,' you attribute TO the North feeling akin
to brutal and assign the Northern people position In
tue scale OF humanity only little above that OF the
| savage Quite probably the great mass OF the North
people Will notice the injustice you have done
them but beyond doubt the South will see and ap-
|
brotherhood, and in the same breath bade the south
remember that they had been conquered" and that
at this late day after the their conquerors hate
them.
Mr.. Grady, let us calmly reason together for @
moment over this prejudice OF war; alias hatred
reason together like srnsibe men and Ihilosophsrs
honestly intoadng 70 get at the truth. In the nrsI
place note three things,that the war ended nearly
twenty-five years that about two-thirds OF the
T ysa Il mostly made
PEOPLE who were inian during the were born
after its close In tho second place note that about
of the present generation OF men tn tho North
ars members OF tbs Democratic party, the ever faith
full ally Of the South md therefore not TO be charged
with war hatred OF tho Southern people. Hence II
follows tina. your charge Ia wholly aimed AZ the Repub
licans Of the North. Now ask you Mr., GRADY, az q
thoughtful man and philosopher. why should North
ern Republicans. or any Northern men, who were ~
| mauh hood during the war. hate tho conquered
South In oil fairness did you ever knoE OF al
actual instance OF a " conqueror' hating the con
quered." and yet letting the conquered 20 as ne'
and unscathsd NJ the conqueror1 On the contrary
Is IL not to and 70 all men that Is human
nature Tor the onquered to hate the cohqueror
Why them should you have closed your noble speech
with 50 unphiIosoohical, improved so groundless
| so unirsternal a charge $3.50 ,
And irtherj on what ground oa1 Il be said thar th
young men Of to-day, who were children during th'
| war; we're born aiterward are swayed oy " PREF
udice of wal" against tho South The only possible
ground for that charge II IL be made that they have
been educated to -have actually had the prejudice
of war against the South insted into thern hrougl
their childhood and youth, and have come to manhood
In fill-blown hatred of a people among whom they
haye never passed an hour and OF whom they know
ext to nothing. Mr.. Grady ysi willing to make
suoh a charge IA that | doubt
The fact g. Mr.. Grady, and you onght to know 1t Il
you do not that Of the people now living In the North
who were ten years old and upward when the wa
broke out the great mass have ceased TO think muci
about the war. except dark and bloody reminis
cence; and those since the really know very
little about ii, and still less. Whatever o
Northern antagon!sm there IA 20 the SOTth as th'
South. Is not product OF the war and hiss not th'
least flavor Of war hate IN 1t. Bat there Is In The
North widespread, active. resolute. and abiding
hatred of the attenpt OF Southern politicians 10 MAKE
the minority South IN, ruler OF the United Statos T'
accomplish that mad ambition the South "a Obliged Z
resort and docs openly resort TO methods and meant
which are and ever ought 10 be- revolving 10 the sehs
OF Justice all patriots, North and South as they ar
repugnant TO all right views OF Constitutional an'
| legal obligation,
Finally, Mr. Grady, let me tell you this plain truth
that :" The Solid South Is, this hour tho Grea
ob,taole to that brotherhood whose spirit deua nd
absolute equality Of political and civil rights for al
men which refuses seliexaltaton at the expense OF
brother-mans degradation; and rejects sectiona
domination as fatal to Iatriotio devotion TO country
When the South 10 be solid for itself gives NJ
the undemocratic idea OF minority rule, and patriou
cny devotes herself to the good OF the whole country
Northern prejudice OF war;, and nobody In tho Nort
will oareto inquire, except historically, into the cifoun
stances aud feelings which, unhappuy, once made
Solid South possible Then, once more, we shai
be united In the bonds OF true American brotherhood
| ncyermore TO be sundered The North offers IL
Impedimcnt 10 that glorious contamination to-day
but would honestly and heartily hasten us coming
Can You, Mr. Grady say as much Tor the South
G. ID. DRAKE.
WaslinGton, D. c., December -, 1856.
SECRETARY WHIrNEY'S BLUNDERS.